[OOZIE-2538] Update HttpClient versions to close security vulnerabilities

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.3.0
• Component/s: core
• Assignee: Abhishek Bafna
• Reporter: Abhishek Bafna
• Created: 26/May/16 04:05
• Updated: 02/Dec/16 21:03
• Resolved: 17/Sep/16 18:40

Description

We learned that

https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-5262 : http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.6 ignores the http.socket.timeout configuration setting during an SSL handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (HTTPS call hang) via unspecified vectors.

Also, Commons HttpClient project is now end of life, and is no longer being developed. It has been replaced by the Apache HttpComponents project in its HttpClient and HttpCore modules, which offer better performance and more flexibility. http://hc.apache.org/httpclient-3.x/

Hence, HttpClient version should be updated.

Issue Links

• breaks: OOZIE-2679 Decrease HttpClient library versions due to Hadoop incompatibility
• is related to: OOZIE-2676 Make hadoop-2 as the default profile
• links to: Review Board Link